Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol (Illustrated by P.J. Lynch) (2nd Hand Hardback)
ISBN / GTIN-13 : 9781844280377
Synopsis
The celebrated P.J. Lynch captures the spirit of Dickens's beloved tale in a richly illustrated unabridged edition. The story of Ebenezer Scrooge opens on a Christmas Eve as cold as Scrooge's own heart. This unabridged edition is gloriously illustrated by the award-winning P.J. Lynch, this story's message of love and goodwill, mercy and self-redemption resonates as keenly as ever.
A Christmas Carol is the most famous, heart-warming and chilling festive story of them all. In these pages we meet Ebenezer Scrooge, whose name is synonymous with greed and parsimony: 'Every idiot who goes about with "Merry Christmas" on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart'. This attitude is soon challenged when the ghost of his old partner, Jacob Marley, returns from the grave to haunt him on Christmas Eve. Scrooge is then visited in turn by three spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future, each one revealing the error of his ways and gradually melting the frozen heart of this old miser, leading him towards his redemption.
On the journey we take with Scrooge we encounter a rich array of Dickensian characters including the poor Cratchit family with the ailing Tiny Tim and the generous and jolly Fezziwig.
When Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in 1843 he fashioned an enduring gift to the world, capturing the essence of the love, kindness and generosity of the Christmas season. It is a timeless classic and the story's uplifting magic remains as potent today as when it was first published.
P.J. Lynch's detailed and atmospheric artwork for this lavish, unabridged edition conjures up Dickensian London and its inhabitants with breathtaking immediacy.
Details
- Format : Larger 2nd Hand Hardback with Dust Jacket
- Condition : Very Good (Almost As New)
- Category : Fiction - Classics
- Published : 1843 (This Edition 2006 - Walker Books)
- ISBN : 9781844280377
- SKU : B002107
- PPC : SP600gm
- RRP : £14.99 (Unclipped)
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
"This is a beautiful book! I wasn't expecting so many illustrations - most pages are illustrated, from full-page pictures, imaginatively set pieces to little details set within the text. It's very high quality, Even the cover is lovely quality, with raised detailing on the title.
Would totally recommend this for any fans of A Christmas Carol and it would make a great present too. Also, a really good gift for any GCSE students as this is very popular in many schools, and it would be a nice way for them to enjoy the text for its own sake and not just as something to study." - Google Review.
"The Christmas classic that everyone knows – even if they haven’t read it. It's quite short, and at some levels quite an easy read, but there is plenty of depth, so I think it's worth reading it in a thoughtful and slightly leisurely way." - Goodreads Review.
The Author
Charles John Huffam Dickens FRSA was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.
Featured Author . . . Charles Dickens
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